Improvement in churns



GEORGE G. FITCH, OF RANDOLPH, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 75,539, dated March 17, 1868.

- IMPROVEMENT IN GHURNS.

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TO ALL WHOM ITMAY'GONGERN:

Be it known thatvI, GEORGE O, FITCH, of Randolph, in the county of Cattaraugus, and in the State of New 1 York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Churn and Butter-Worker; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact'description thereofljreference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

In the annexed drawings, A represents a churn-box, which has a curved bottom and top. Placedcross- 'wise of this box is a shaft, B, which is provided with adjustable bearings, by means of which the said shaft].

may be removed at will. Secured upon the shaft B are 'four cross-arms, O G C C, two at each end. Near the I extremities of these arms are four buckets, D D I) D, which are so constructed as to each form four lips for 7 catching the cream and working it. The ends of these buckets are tenoned, and rest in bearings in the arms; 0,

and are loosely connected, so that they will revolve upon their bearings. The illflIlIS C are sufliciently long to bring the buckets D within a short distance from the bottom of the churn as they revolve. The shaft B is revolved by means of a crank-handle on the outside of the churn-box. The arms C C act as dashers in churning the butter, while the revolving buckets D D act as workers for the butter while it is being formed. The Y action of these buckets will gather the butter in lumps, and by means of' the construction of their elongated lips, the cream will keep them steadily revolving.

I am aware that a corrugated or fluted roller has been used upon the arms in a churn-box pressure of the cream is equal on all parts of a roller of this description. WhatI claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-- before. The

The arrangement of the buckets D D, provided with four elongated lips, as described and used upon the l arms C C, in the box A, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, have hereunto set my hand, this 21stday of May, 1867:

GEORGE C. FITCH. Witnesses:

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